1421: Sarkaria Commission has been set up to study:

(a) Centre State relations

(b) Inter-State relations

(c) Financial aid to States

(d) Splitting of LIC
1422: With reference to the religious history of medieval India, the Sufi mystics were known to pursue which of the following practices?

1. Meditation and control of breath

2. Severe ascetic exercises in a lonely place

3. Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audience

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1423: Which among the following is a folk dance of India?

(a) Manipuri

(b) Garba

(c) Kathakali

(d) Mohiniattam
1424: Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an ecological hot spot ?

(a) Western Himalayas

(b) Eastern Himalayas

(c) Western ghats

(d) Eastern ghats
1425: Which one of the following parts of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher ?

(a) Stipule
(b) Stem
(c) Petiole
(d) Leaf